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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH W. FIscHER, a of Austria, and a resident of the city of New York, borough in the county ofKings and State of andlmproved'Razor, of which the follow- 111%18 a full, clear, and'exact description.

he object of' the invention isto. provide a new-and improved razor of the usual type andhaving a safety guard arranged to 'permit using the razor without the safety guard or handling the razor with the guard applied andwith either hand for conveniently and safely shaving both without danger of cutting the skin.

In order to produce'th'e desired-result, use

is made of'a razor blade having an integral tang, and two guards fulcrumed on opposite sides of the tang and lie the sides of the blade, one of the guards being adapted to' form a handle for the razor while the other guard overlies the corresponding side of the razor blade. Use

is alsomade of means for fastening the free.

ends of the guards together to provide a casing for the razor blade or a handle for the razor whenever it is desired to shave withoutthe guard. p

A practical embodimentof the invention is represented in the accompanying 'drawings forming ,a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the razor with one guard in position on the blade and the other guard forming the handle of the razor;

Fig; 2 is a similar view of the same with both guards fastened together to form a.

handle tor'the razor and to allow shaving without the guard;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the razor with both guards in closed position to form a casing for the razor; I

Fig. 4"is an enlarged cross section of the razor on theline 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5uis an enlarged sectional plan view of the same on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;-

Fig. 6.isan enlarged cross section of the same on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3; I

Fig. 7 is an enlarged side elevation of the pivotal connection. etweenthe guards and the tang of the razor blade; and

Fig. 8 is a cross section of the same on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

of two razor guards'ltand 15 adapted to- New York, have invented anew edge of the blade 10 to. prevent the the-razor is used witheither of the gu s sides of the face handle as shown in Fig. 2. adapted to over- V Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. %3, 7 Application filed January 7, 1916. Serial No. 70,779.

The ordinary razor blade 10 is provided with an integral tangllon opposite sides of which are pivoted the shanks l2'and 13l FF overlie the razor blade '10 on. opposite sides thereof. The razor guardsl l and mare provided withsuitably spaced. rongs lfi and 17 curved-to extendclose-toit e cutting.

'Q ng edge from cutting into the. skinwhen'ver 14': or 'l5'inac'tive position relative tothe razor blade 10. The prongs 16 and-I7 are arranged alternately, as plainly indicatedin Figs. 3"and 5, to perniitthe prongs to pass each other at the timeboth guards'l l'and are in position, on apposite sides of the blade 10' (see' -Fig. 6), or the guardsform a v The guards are provided with pivoted hooks 20 and 21 adapted to hook overthe back of the blade, the hooks when not in use lying in the recesses22 and23 of the guards. v 1 so The free ends of the guards 1'4 and 15 are adapted to be fastened. together to form. a casing for holding the razor blade 10"he}. tween the guards (see Fig. 3) or for forming 1' the 'razorguards. into aunitary structure at such as a handle to permit using the razor without-a guard, as illustrated in Fig. '2; For "the purposes mentioned we is made of a hook 25 pivoted at 26 to the free end of the.

guard.15 and adapted to engage a lugf2tf at). formed on the free endof the guard 14, as plainly indicated in Fig. 5. The hook25- when not in use is sprungback into ai re=' 'cess 28 formed in the guard '15, as indicated; in dotted lines in Fig.5., The forward ends; of the guards 14 and 15 are provided at their opposite faces with. integral lugs '30 and 31 adapted to abut against each otherto hold the free ends ofthe guards-14 and 15 properly spaced apart and without'danger' of binding on the blade 10 (see Fig. 1, The pivotal connection between the guar s 14, 15 and the tang 11' is made adjustable to hold the pron s 1.6, 17 in proper relation tothecutting edge of' the blade 10 whenever the latter 1s reduced in width by occasional grinding. For this purpose the'following arrangement is, made, special reference .being had to Figs. 7 and 8z-A pivot 40 is held transversely in the tang-=11 'and extends M04 through plates 41 and 42 held on opposite sides of the tang 11 and extending into verptic al grooves 43 and 44 formedin the inner facesof the shanks 12'and 13 of the, guards 14 and 15. The plates 41 and 42 are pro: vided with bolts 45, 46 extending through slots Hand 48 formedin the shanks 12 and 13, and the said bolts45 and 46 pass through clamping lates49, 50 held on the pivot 40,

andekten ing ingrooves 51 and 52 formed 1n uter iac f the shanks 12 and 13. Nuts and5 on the outer threaded ends 1of"the' ;boIt nd '46 and against the 13. ea .eenthe"plates 41, 49' and 42, 50.

width'ofithe blade is' reduced "adjusting the shanks 12 and 13 in proper relation relatively to the cutting edgel ofzthe blade 10 When this has been f0 h ,Ii'litsji '53, and ,54 are screwed up to the shanks 12 and 13 in Re pers 8141,49 and 42, 50. a fq fegoingjit will'be seen that by i'ra'n "far, or can be moved into guarding pdsitifoiilrelativelyto"the blade 10 to permit of usingethe razor for shaving with the right 1101' left haiidieither side of the face.

FItQwill also .be noticed that when the guards 14: and 15 overlie the blade 10 at both sidels thereotthenthe razor blade 10 is securely iiicased between the said guards to allow 13 conveniently storing or shipping the r tvitho it danger of, injuring the c tt d e ofttheflblade 10. a It i urther b" noticed that when the iilari and 15, 'are connected with each ot er lie manner above described and as latter withouta guard.

Havingithus described my invention, .1 claim as new lamp the shanks 12 and thei 'thernuts 53, 54 are loosened e, hecorresponding pairs of plates" and"42, 5,0 to adjust the prongs 16, 17

position genient, "described either of the:

shown in Fig. 2, then the two guards form a handle for-the razor to allow sponding side of the razor blade, each guard having a stop for engagement by the cutting edge of the blade to limit the movement of the corresponding guard relative to the razor blade, and each guard having a recess and a pivoted hook adapted to hook over the back of the razor blade, said hook when not in use lying in said recess.

2, In a razo'r,a blade having a tang, a p1vot inthe said tang, a pair of spaced plates on each side of the tang and through which the pivot passes, the inner plates being provided with 1 threaded lugs passing through the outer plates and provided with 'nuts, and guards mounted upon the pivot between. the said plates, the guards bein provided With recesses to receive the sai plates, and with slots to receive the said threaded. lugs. y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two'subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH w. FISCHER.

Witnesses:

THno. G. Hos'rnR, Gi ionen H. EMsmn of using the 

